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Jefferson and the Virginians

Democracy, Constitutions, and Empire

by Peter Onuf ...

Series series Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History
In Jefferson and the Virginians, renowned scholar Peter S. Onuf examines the ways in which Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Virginians—George Washington, James Madison, and Patrick Henry—both conceptualized their home state from a political and cultural perspective, and understood its position in the new American union. The conversations Onuf reconstructs offer glimpses into the struggle to define ... Read more

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In Jefferson and the Virginians, renowned scholar Peter S. Onuf examines the ways in which Thomas Jefferson and his fellow Virginians—George Washington, James Madison, and Patrick Henry—both conceptualized their home state from a political and cultural perspective, and understood its position in the new American union. The conversations Onuf reconstructs offer glimpses into the struggle to define
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Thomas Jefferson Survives

American Independence in His Time and Ours

by Peter S. Onuf, Francis D. Cogliano ...

Narrated by Graham Winton, Karen Chilton ...

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7 hours 50 min

“Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?” ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery’s defenders invoked Jefferson’s defense of states’ rights while abolitionists drew on his antislavery writings in support of their cause. After the ... Read more

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“Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?” ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery’s defenders invoked Jefferson’s defense of states’ rights while abolitionists drew on his antislavery writings in support of their cause. After the
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Thomas Jefferson Survives

American Independence in His Time and Ours

by Peter S. Onuf, Francis D. Cogliano ...

“Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?” ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery’s defenders invoked Jefferson’s defense of states’ rights while abolitionists drew on his antislavery writings in support of their cause. After the ... Read more

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“Does Thomas Jefferson still matter?” ask two leading historians on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jefferson has been reinvented more than perhaps any American president in history. In the nineteenth century, slavery’s defenders invoked Jefferson’s defense of states’ rights while abolitionists drew on his antislavery writings in support of their cause. After the
... Read more

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Statehood and Union

A History of the Northwest Ordinance

by Peter S. Onuf ...

This new edition of Statehood and Union: A History of the Northwest Ordinance, originally published in 1987, is an authoritative account of the origins and early history of American policy for territorial government, land distribution, and the admission of new states in the Old Northwest. In a new preface, Peter S. Onuf reviews important new work on the progress of colonization and territorial ... Read more

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This new edition of Statehood and Union: A History of the Northwest Ordinance, originally published in 1987, is an authoritative account of the origins and early history of American policy for territorial government, land distribution, and the admission of new states in the Old Northwest. In a new preface, Peter S. Onuf reviews important new work on the progress of colonization and territorial
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Most Blessed of the Patriarchs

by Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf ...

Narrated by Karen Chilton ...

Unabridged

14 hours 33 min

A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably ... Read more

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A groundbreaking work of history that explicates Thomas Jefferson's vision of himself, the American Revolution, Christianity, slavery, and race. Thomas Jefferson is still presented today as a hopelessly enigmatic figure, despite being written about more than any other Founding Father. Lauded as the most articulate voice of American freedom, even as he held people in bondage, Jefferson is variably
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The American Revolution at 250

Twenty-Four Historians Reflect on the Founding

by Brendan McConville, Annette Gordon-Reed, Eliga Gould, Christa Dierksheide, Professor Nicholas Guyatt, PhD, Professor Robert G. Parkinson, Professor Marlene L. Daut, Ph.D, Allison Bigelow, Peter S. Onuf, T. H. Breen, Professor Rosemarie Zagarri, PhD, John A. Ragosta, Lindsay M. Chervinsky, Professor Woody Holton, Professor Lauren Duval, Ricardo Herrera, Joanne B. Freeman, Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, Andrew M. Davenport, Patrick Griffin, Katherine Carté, Dr. Michael A. McDonnell, PhD, Teresa R Pollak ...

Series series The Revolutionary Age
The preeminent historians of the founding era speak their mind on the anniversary of the United States’ birthIn these powerful and personal essays, some of the most celebrated historians of the American Revolutionary era reflect on the meaning of 1776 to the nation in 2026, offering fresh insights and food for thought on every page. They tackle the most pressing topics that Americans debated in ... Read more

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The preeminent historians of the founding era speak their mind on the anniversary of the United States’ birthIn these powerful and personal essays, some of the most celebrated historians of the American Revolutionary era reflect on the meaning of 1776 to the nation in 2026, offering fresh insights and food for thought on every page. They tackle the most pressing topics that Americans debated in
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The Louisiana Purchase and American Expansion, 1803–1898

by H. W. Brands, Christina Duffy Burnett, David P. Currie, William W. Freehling, Julian Go, Mark A. Graber, Paul Kens, Gary Lawson, Peter S. Onuf, Efrén Rivera Ramos, Guy Seidman ...

The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political and ... Read more

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The 1803 purchase of the Louisiana Territory was a watershed event for the fledgling United States. Adding some 829,000 square miles of territory, the Louisiana Purchase set a striking precedent of Presidential power and brought to the surface profound legal and constitutional questions. As the nation continued to expand westward and into the Pacific and Caribbean, critical social, political and
... Read more
"Most Blessed of the Patriarchs"

Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination

by Annette Gordon-Reed, Peter S. Onuf ...

New York Times BestsellerNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco ChronicleFinalist for the George Washington PrizeFinalist for the Library of Virginia Literary AwardA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection"An important book…[R]ichly rewarding. It is full of fascinating insights about Jefferson." —Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of BooksHailed ... ... Read more

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New York Times BestsellerNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Francisco ChronicleFinalist for the George Washington PrizeFinalist for the Library of Virginia Literary AwardA New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice Selection"An important book…[R]ichly rewarding. It is full of fascinating insights about Jefferson." —Gordon S. Wood, New York Review of BooksHailed ...
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Rival Visions

How Jefferson and His Contemporaries Defined the Early American Republic

by Dustin Gish, Eran Shalev, Darren Staloff, Armin Mattes, Daniel Dreisbach, John A. Ragosta, Christa Dierksheide, Peter S. Onuf, Professor Jean Yarbrough, PhD0, Daniel Klinghard1, Charles F. Hobson2 ...

Series series Jeffersonian America
The emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and attentive observers abroad. Thomas Jefferson envisioned the newly independent states as a federation of republics united by common experience, mutual interest, and an adherence to principles of natural rights. His views on popular government and the ... Read more

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The emergence of the early American republic as a new nation on the world stage conjured rival visions in the eyes of leading statesmen at home and attentive observers abroad. Thomas Jefferson envisioned the newly independent states as a federation of republics united by common experience, mutual interest, and an adherence to principles of natural rights. His views on popular government and the
... Read more
Empire and Nation

The American Revolution in the Atlantic World

by Eliga H. Gould, Peter S. Onuf ...

Series series Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World
A look at America's revolution in the context of the larger British empire: "Many interesting essays . . . a valuable scholarly contribution." — Journal of Colonialism and Colonial HistoryHow did events and ideas from elsewhere in the British empire influence development in the thirteen American colonies? And what was the effect of the American Revolution on the wider Atlantic world? In Empire and ... Read more

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A look at America's revolution in the context of the larger British empire: "Many interesting essays . . . a valuable scholarly contribution." — Journal of Colonialism and Colonial HistoryHow did events and ideas from elsewhere in the British empire influence development in the thirteen American colonies? And what was the effect of the American Revolution on the wider Atlantic world? In Empire and
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The Mind of Thomas Jefferson

by Peter S. Onuf ...

In The Mind of Thomas Jefferson, one of the foremost historians of Jefferson and his time, Peter S. Onuf, offers a collection of essays that seeks to historicize one of our nation’s founding fathers. Challenging current attempts to appropriate Jefferson to serve all manner of contemporary political agendas, Onuf argues that historians must look at Jefferson’s language and life within the context ... Read more

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In The Mind of Thomas Jefferson, one of the foremost historians of Jefferson and his time, Peter S. Onuf, offers a collection of essays that seeks to historicize one of our nation’s founding fathers. Challenging current attempts to appropriate Jefferson to serve all manner of contemporary political agendas, Onuf argues that historians must look at Jefferson’s language and life within the context
... Read more
Ireland and America

Empire, Revolution, and Sovereignty

by Rache Banke, Trevor Burnard, Nicholas Canny, Christa Dierksheide, Matthew P. Dziennik, Professor S. Max Edelson, PhD, Annette Gordon-Reed, Robert G. Ingram, Peter S. Onuf, Jessica Roney, Gordon S. Wood, Andrew J. O’Shaughnessy, Eliga Gould, T. H. Breen ...

Series series The Revolutionary Age
Looking at America through the Irish prism and employing a comparative approach, leading and emerging scholars of early American and Atlantic history interrogate anew the relationship between imperial reform and revolution in Ireland and America, offering fascinating insights into the imperial whole of which both places were a part. Revolution would eventually stem from the ways the Irish and ... Read more

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Looking at America through the Irish prism and employing a comparative approach, leading and emerging scholars of early American and Atlantic history interrogate anew the relationship between imperial reform and revolution in Ireland and America, offering fascinating insights into the imperial whole of which both places were a part. Revolution would eventually stem from the ways the Irish and
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